Quote Originally Posted by horror business
Well the leaves naturally yellow towards the end of the plants life cycle.

truth.
i can vouch that the mollasses is NOT doing any harm to your plants.
i use 2 tablespoons per gallon from the onset of nute addition.
that means from the first time i give nutes, untill the chop i NEVER miss with the molasses. occasionally, when its a plain water day, i may only use 2 teaspoons as opposed to 2 tablespoons.
ive never seen any detrimental (sp) effects. (indoors. outdoors, i have noticed and increased propensity for insects and what not........but thats part of the outdoor game)

what i wanna know is, is there a way to break the mollasas down to a simpler sugar form so that the plans can use it muchmore readily?
ie: amylase in your mouth. if you chew a cracker for a bit, it gets sweet. the amylase breaks the carbs down to simple sugars (see glucose) and your body can very easily and readliy transport and absprb it. i would assume plants operate the same way (minus the amylase of course)

i guess if i spit in a cup for a bit, mixed it with the molasses before mixing it with water it could break it down a bit. but who knows if there is anything in saliva that could potentially harm the plants......
chinacat443 Reviewed by chinacat443 on . Yet another Molasses question. Stinky? Anybody? I have used both "sweet" and molasses and found great results with molasses in regards to added weight etc. When I use the molasses (1tbs per gallon) I have found a pattern with yellowing of the leaves and pretty quickly. Is this normal with molasses and if so is it harming the photosynthesis aspect? When I use "sweet" alone I am finding lesser results but the plants hold a nice deep green color. :rastasmoke:Obviously, the end result of bigger heavier buds is what I am after, but I Rating: 5